We drove to Harrisonburg Saturday to meet Margaret, one of Carrie's old friends, and her family. We arrived first. Shane has never met Margaret's daughter, Felicity, but he was thrilled to be in a kid's museum.
I sat in a chair to wait and noticed I was on TV.
I told Shane he could be on TV, too. He was alllll about it.
I need the video from Carrie's phone. He was spinning, flapping, and charging the cameras for close-ups. Margaret, Damian, and Felicity arrived and joined us in the TV room.
Felicity started shy. Shane started euphoric.
I told Shane to make sure he included her and offered to play with her.
They eventually met somewhere in the middle.
It was a fantastic kid's museum, by the way. I wish there were more of these around when I was a kid! That may have gotten pretty pricey for Nana and Pop with five of us. Margaret had shared a groupon with us to save on admission.
The theater was a big hit with both kids.
They spent more time running across the stage than they did performing anything. The adults enjoyed the chairs!
Felicity got her face painted before the "show." Shane decided he wanted his face painted, too. Mommy helped with that one. Shane told her the patterns he wanted and she obliged.
Some attractions seem to be kid museum mainstays.
The mini-plane was new.
Shane and Felicity had somewhat bonded by this point. They didn't do everything together, but they stuck much closer together than they did in the beginning.
They really enjoyed when Carrie played "Whack a Mole" and "Kick a Butt" with them!
Shane tried to hide when it was time to go.
The kids could have easily stayed longer. We would have, too, if the museum hadn't closed. We said our good-byes and then headed to our car.
Carrie requested a stop at store on the way.
Shane was freaked out. He swore he would not try any of the flavors of popcorn. Not dark chocolate caramel, buckeye, mint chocolate chip, or even original.
I can't put a price on how much I love my family, though. It'll be half price to refill if we're in the area again (and I don't remember to 'forget' the tin.....unless that means I'd be forced to pay full price again...hmm...).
Carrie agreed to stop by the local game store as a thank-you. Shane was the real winner. He got a pack of Pokemon cards to gawk at the whole way home.
